Heat illness
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- This article is about heat-related illness. For overheating of the body, see Hyperthermia.
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| Heat exhaustion | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | T67.3- T67.5 |
| ICD-9 | 992.3-992.5 |
| DiseasesDB | 5690 |
| eMedicine | emerg/236 |
| MeSH | D006359 |
Heat illness or heat-related illness is a spectrum of disorders due to environmental heat exposure. It includes minor conditions such as heat cramps, heat syncope, and heat exhaustion as well as the more severe condition known as heat stroke.[1]
Classification
A number of heat illnesses exist including:[2][3]
- Heat stroke - Defined by a body temperature of greater than 40.6 °C (105.1 °F) due to environmental heat exposure with lack of thermoregulation. Symptoms include dry skin, rapid, strong pulse and dizziness.
- Heat exhaustion - Can be a precursor of heatstroke; the symptoms include heavy sweating, rapid breathing and a fast, weak pulse.
- Heat syncope - Fainting as a result of overheating
- Heat edema
- Heat cramps - Muscle pains that happen during heavy exercise in hot weather.
- Heat rash - Skin irritation from excessive sweating.
- Heat tetany - Usually results from short periods of stress in intense heat. Symptoms may include hyperventilation, respiratory problems, numbness or tingling, or muscle spasms.[4]
References
- ↑ Lugo-Amador, Nannette M; Rothenhaus, Todd; Moyer, Peter (2004). "Heat-related illness". Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America 22 (2): 315–27, viii. doi:10.1016/j.emc.2004.01.004. PMID 15163570.
- ↑ Tintinalli, Judith (2004). Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 1186. ISBN 0-07-138875-3.
- ↑ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heatillness.html
- ↑ http://www.revolutionhealth.com/articles/heat-tetany/tw9489[]
External links
- "Heat Exhaustion" on Medicine.net
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